1. derris

noun. any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons.

Rhymes with Derris Root

• disrepute
• subacute
• undilute
• grassroot
• dispute
• compute
• absolut
• zoot-suit
• repute
• refute
• recruit
• permute
• minute
• impute
• degroote
• commute
• uproot
• stroot
• salute
• reroute
• pursuit
• pollute
• macoute
• hirsute
• enroute
• dilute
• caillouet
• cahouet
• cahoot
• beirut

Sentences with derris-root

1. Noun Phrase
Rotenone is made of powder made from derris root and the cube plant of South America.

2. root

noun. ['ˈruːt'] (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground.

3. root

verb. ['ˈruːt'] take root and begin to grow.

4. root

noun. ['ˈruːt'] (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.

5. root

noun. ['ˈruːt'] the place where something begins, where it springs into being.

6. root

noun. ['ˈruːt'] the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation.

7. root

noun. ['ˈruːt'] a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number.

8. root

noun. ['ˈruːt'] a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes.

9. root

verb. ['ˈruːt'] become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.

10. root

noun. ['ˈruːt'] the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support.